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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

ChaLEAN Extreme News!

It has just been confirmed to me that the product is in the warehouse, and we will begin shipping ChaLEAN Extreme Launch Party packages (including two units of ChaLEAN Extreme) tomorrow morning. Wednesday 12/9 the ChaLEAN Extreme Launch Party kits will ship!

The schedule to launch to the rest of Team Beachbody and the Beachbody database is still planned for 12/12 at the earliest, subject to the website being QC'ed and ready to take orders.

Carl, when you say Team Beachbody then the Beachbody database, do you mean coaches first and then non-coaches? Coaches who did not want the launch package will be able to order the system before the general public, even if only by a day?

When will CE be an option in WOWY as a program. I love WOWY and can't wait to do: CE start at this date! Thanks! I'm sure there's so much for BB to plan out with a release like this so I thank you so much for keeping us as much in the loop as possible!

awesome! Also, just a side note, my mom (age 41) and I (age 20 [almost]) have really bonded over beachbody products so thank you so much for that! We've been calling each other everyday to talk about CE and we'll be able to do the first whole month together before I go back to school and we're really excited and again, it's been great for us to really bond so much since I've been in college. Keep doing what you all do best! I love it!

Hey Carl, just got off the phone with coach relations and they said they're not shipping the Launch Party Packs until Friday now, is this true? I hope not! I've waited this long, I guess I can wait 2 more days but my nerves are shot right now lol!

Hey Carl, I just saw in the back office that we'll be able to order the deluxe DVD's separate too! You have out done yourself dude! I've been in a lot of home businesses but everything you guys do here is first class! Ok it's offical, I am now a Carl STAN! LOL!

Do the ChaLEAN Extreme launch party kits include just the standard/base kit? or do they also include the deluxe workouts? If they don't include the deluxe workouts, I'd like to order them right away so I also have them for the party. A big thanks on making them available separately, apart from the extra bands & weighted gloves, which most coaches probably already have plenty of. I can't wait to get CE, check out the party planning details included, & of course start the program! Thanks a bunch for all the updates!

Ok so I received my ChaLEAN Extreme and this is bar none the hottest thing Beachbody has ever put out!:D Super Dooper First Class! I honestly would've paid DOUBLE (don't get any ideas LOL!!) I absolutely KNOW this program is going to transform my body!

Now the questions.

The Fat Burning Food Guide is AWESOME but what if you don't want to be confined to the recipes in the book? The book gives a guide for calories and mentions it's lower in carbs and fat, higher in protein which is pretty much how I already cook, but my question is what is the ratio of carbs to fats to protein per day (40/30/30? 50/30/20? etc)? It's not mentioned in the book.

Next question. How exactly do you use the new body fat tester? The instructions that came with it don't seem to match the tester itself. I contacted customer service and they're sending me out a new one, but when I look at the book it's the same one pictured. There's no "click" and there's no slider bar. I've used fat calipers before and usually what happens is when you pinch the skin fold it'll click, then you remove the caliper and look at where the slider bar stopped. With this one there is no way to see where the arrow stops if you remove the caliper from your skin.

Final Question: How do you incorporate the deluxe workouts for accelerated results? I think that you're supposed to replace the Abs, Intervals, and Cardio workouts that you did in the Burn & Push Phase with the deluxe in the Lean phase but I'm not sure. Do you just use then from Lean on or do you incorporate them sooner?

I'm from the Yuku board and some of pals and I bought and already received ChaleanX. There are scractches on our dvds and they seem to be machine scratches AND NOT due to scratches from shipment. I wonder if you will replace our dvds. I think a lot of people will notice scratched dvds. Thanks a lot.

Hey Carl, I just spoke to Coach Relations and it's my understanding that you will no longer be offering the Deluxe DVD separately, is there any reason as to why? We're losing out on a lot of business because all of my customers have expressed an interest in the deluxe DVD but already have bands and/or free weights and have the gloves from Turbo Jam. They do not want to purchase another set of gloves and bands they do not need just to get the DVD so many are skipping out on the DVD altogether. We would love it if you brought the deluxe DVD back!